- Cowpin DocumentationGetting Started
Getting startedFive-minute quickstartImporting from PinboardThe APIMerge duplicate URLsRead-later remindersReader highlights and Markdown exportSelection and notes from the extension
Browser toolsAI Agents & MCPOverview & ArchitectureConnect Cowpin to CursorSmithery registryModel Context Protocol (MCP)Crypto Wallet Auth & Treasury
IntegrationsCowpin Documentation
Everything you need to save, organize, and own your bookmarks.
On this page
Cowpin is a fast, private, text-first bookmark manager — a modern home for people who take bookmarks seriously. These docs cover getting set up, moving your library over from Pinboard, organizing with tags, and using the API.
Start here
- Getting started — create an account, save your first bookmark, and learn the basics in a few minutes.
- Importing from Pinboard — bring your whole library over in about two minutes, tags and privacy intact.
- Merge duplicate URLs — scan and one-click merge after imports or double-saves.
- Read-later reminders — schedule an email nudge for an item in your queue.
- Reader highlights & Markdown — annotate archived pages and export to Obsidian-friendly Markdown.
- Selection & notes —
clip highlighted text from the extension or Pinboard
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What Cowpin gives you
- Bookmarks with real tags. Tag freely, then browse a tag cloud, filter by tag, or combine tags into saved bundles.
- Full-text search, included. Search titles, URLs, notes — and the archived contents of pages — without a paid add-on.
- Read later. Flag things to read, and let the AI "focus" pick surface the few worth your time.
- Private by default. Your bookmarks are yours. Make individual links public only when you choose to.
- Page archiving. Keep a snapshot so a dead link doesn't mean a lost bookmark.
- A Pinboard-compatible API. Point existing Pinboard scripts and apps at Cowpin with minimal changes.
- AI agents (MCP). Connect Cursor or Claude Desktop in ~60 seconds —
persistent memory, semantic search, and optional public feed publishing.
Start with Connect Cowpin to Cursor or
Autonomous agents overview. HTTP endpoint:
https://www.cowpin.com/api/agent/mcp· local bridge via Connect Cowpin to Cursor (npm package when published).
Bring your data — and take it with you
Cowpin is built so you're never locked in. Import from Pinboard (API token or HTML export) or any Netscape-format bookmark file, and export back to Pinboard-compatible JSON any time. Leaving should always be as easy as arriving.
If something here is unclear or missing, that's a bug — tell us and we'll fix the docs.